Keystone policy Center inspires leaders to rise above entrenched positions to reach common higher ground.

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70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $873K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $120K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$387K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
42
of 43 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$6.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2023▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.4M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.2M
Net assets
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$7.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1975.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $3.9M Management & general 22% · $1.2M Fundraising 8% · $424K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

55 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$246,293Pt VII · Sec A
VP Programs
$173,862Pt VII · Sec A
Policy Director
$146,419Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Operations
$143,966Pt VII · Sec A
Policy Director
$130,954Pt VII · Sec A
Policy Director
$129,320Pt VII · Sec A
$122,363Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships
$116,809Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Scanlan’s $255K as President & CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Scanlan$255,497$249,502$246,293$241,743——
Chritine Scanlan————$227,573$215,426
Sarah Alexander$167,443$167,972$173,862$160,351$150,875$140,846
Earnest House$156,658$132,560————
Bradley Sperber$151,737$128,222$129,320$124,207$126,419$119,242
Charles Dukes$151,620$140,608————
Julie Shapiro$150,381$143,096$146,419$141,734$131,663$123,946
Susan Wilcox$147,766$141,257$143,966$111,192$105,443$100,308

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Facilitates collaborative problem-solving and mediation to help diverse leaders resolve complex public policy conflicts in agriculture, energy, and other key sectors.

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Keystone policy center empowers leaders to overcome national and local policy conflicts they previously thought were insurmountable. Through a unique and innovative approach, the center propels conflicted groups, coalitions and divergent leaders beyond entrenched positions to common higher ground.

$3.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Clearpath INCFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$120K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2023–2023
Georgetown UniversityFY2023$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$257K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$424K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K
PeoplePt VI, VII
55
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a43
IndependentVI 1b42
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$336K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$257K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$199K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$697K
Other assetsLn 15$160K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$794K$697K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$444K$387K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$6.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$622K$421K$165K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.2M$506K$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$20K$11K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$286K$201K$63K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$121K$44K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$122K$122K
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.2M$6K$96K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$17K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$87K$58K$24K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$153K$66K$73K$14K
TravelLn 17$301K$240K$50K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$266K$147K$3K$116K
InterestLn 20$6K$2K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$101K$27K$74K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$6K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$17K$44$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$3.9M$1.2M$424K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.4M$7.2M$231K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.9M$6.8M$73K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.8M$5.5M$338K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$4.5M$3.5M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$4.1M$1.2M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.9M−$55K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,824,920 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,443,443$1,733,999
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,435,704$3,794,307
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,424$256,864
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,505$39,750
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,943,076$5,824,920
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$25,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,905,543$2,966,856
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,577,577$2,494,741
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,483,120$5,486,597
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,459,956$338,323
Part VI · Governance 42 of 43 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body43
VI-1b Independent voting members42
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,824,920 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$336,326
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,397,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,733,999
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,794,307$3,794,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,732$57,732
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $39,750$39,750
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $199,132$199,132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,794,307 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $296,614$5,824,920
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,486,597 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $421,458 · Management $165,264 · Fundraising $34,806$621,528
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,248,099 · Management $505,702 · Fundraising $96,897$1,850,698
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,953 · Management $11,221 · Fundraising $2,889$34,063
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $201,005 · Management $62,811 · Fundraising $22,299$286,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,419 · Management $43,874 · Fundraising $9,159$174,452
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,833$12,833
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $121,746$121,746
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,619$26,619
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,239,710 · Management $6,007 · Fundraising $96,255$1,341,972
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,940 · Management $7,491 · Fundraising $2,674$27,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,400 · Management $23,534 · Fundraising $5,230$87,164
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,666 · Management $72,858 · Fundraising $14,404$152,928
IX-17 TravelPrograms $240,130 · Management $50,277 · Fundraising $10,958$301,365
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $146,928 · Management $3,259 · Fundraising $116,200$266,387
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,548 · Management $4,185$5,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,401 · Management $74,083$101,484
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,586 · Management $15,102$20,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,501 · Management $44 · Fundraising $12,172$28,717
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,855,744 · Management $1,206,910 · Fundraising $423,943$5,486,597
Part X · Balance sheet $6,685,835 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$147,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,047,877$2,335,509
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,500$220,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $650,488$806,954
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,021$97,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $793,847$696,525
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,993,719$2,222,154
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $346,810$159,760
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,938,262$6,685,835
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $171,248$219,946
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $122,621$130,638
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,103$36,344
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $443,590$386,928
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,932,560$4,762,697
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,562,112$1,536,210
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,494,672$6,298,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,938,262$6,685,835
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,298,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,824,920
XI-2 Total expenses$5,486,597
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$338,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,494,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$465,912
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,298,907

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